Linette was running. She didn't no why or where to, but she kept running until she collided with a tall man. She fell to the ground; the man helped her up, "What is a young lady like you running like that for?"
"I am sorry sir I was not paying attention. I was distracted with other things."
The man smiled, and Linette really saw the man for the first time. His smile was filled with a row of razor sharp teeth and his eyes were slits. She started to scream, but his strong hand quickly muffled it.
Tears of pure terror streamed down her face as he spoke, "So this is the little princess of Hell? Not very convincing, lucky for you your mother wants you alive. Now here's what you are going to do, she wants you and I want your misery. So come to her and she and I won't kill everyone you have ever known"
She was still screaming and crying into his hand, "Your friends are close child, I hope you enjoyed are little chat, mmm?"
Linette nodded quickly as he loosened his grip and vanished into thin air. She spun around just as Will and the others arrived. "By the Angle Lin–,"
He stopped, noticing her tears, "My God, are you alright?"
She took a deep breath, "Yes Will I am doing well thank you."
Then she turned to Malcolm, "And you, no hard feelings?" He just shook is head, "Well then come on Linette let's get you back to the institute." Linette nodded and followed, the demons threat sitting in the back of her mind.
By the time they made it back to the institute the sun was beginning to rise. Magnus and the others went their separate ways so it was just Will and Linette. On the walk to the institute Will was worried about Linette, "Lin, what happened to you back there?"
She stopped walking, "I– I don't know Will, after the tavern I was running and the next thing a remember was you and the others running towards me. I'm sorry I shouldn't have run off in the first place, I over reacted."
"Okay we'll talk later but for now lets just get some sleep. Okay?"
She just nodded and followed him back into the institute. Zach was leaning up against the wall, so as they neared he stood up and walked towards them, "Oh good you are back, you hav –"
Before he could finish Linette stepped towards him and punched him hard in the face.
His nose made a satisfying crunch as she spoke, "That's for Jane you son of a bitch."
Then she walked up the stairs to her room like nothing ever happened. Will just looked down at Zach and shrugged, then followed Linette up to her room.
He knocked lightly on her door, but there was no answer. So he quietly let himself in to find her already asleep on the bed still in her dress. He smiled and crawled onto the bed and lay beside her. With in a few minutes he too was soundly asleep.
He woke up to Linette shifting next to him, when he looked over at her he became worried. Her face was twisted in fear and pain; she started to mumble, "No, no, no please. WILL! Please stop don't hurt him no please!" she started to scream at the top of her lungs.
Will shook her violently trying to wake her, "Lin wake up! It was just a dream! Wake UP!"
Linette still continued to scream, so he stood up and raced out of the room, he saw a silent brother walking down the corridor, "Oh help, Please help! I can't wake her up, and she won't stop screaming."
The silent brother turned around and Will felt dizzy. The silent brother was his father, it was Brother Zachariah. He followed him into the room where Linette was still screaming. I will see what I can do for her.
Will only nodded, still in shock of seeing his father like this. "I have to go wake my father."
Brother Zachariah gave a nod and Will bolted from the bedroom once again, he raced down the hall to his father's room. "Dad wake up it's Linette." His father shot up and out of bed and ran towards her bedroom.
It was quiet now, too quiet. When they walked in Linette was still in bed with a scream plastered on her face, but no sound was coming out.
Something is keeping her in her nightmare; I could do nothing to wake her. I put the rune of silence on her neck to keep the screams from waking the others. I suggest you find a warlock.
Will saw red, "That's it? That's all you can do for her? You are a silent brother for Angle's sake. Help her."
He charged towards brother Zachariah, but is father wrapped his arms around him.
"William, Brother Zachariah did all he could."
Will fought against his father's restraint, "He's not doing enough, if she dies its all your fault. I will hate you until you die." At that Jem released Will and took a step back. Will realizing what he just said, ran from the room. He needed to find Magnus.
Magnus was sitting in the familiar velvet armchair reading 'Lady Rose's Daughter', which wasn't that interesting, when he heard a knock on the door. He groaned as he got up and walked to the door.
It was raining again, which wasn't a big surprise, but it was one of the things Magnus hate about London. When he opened the door a distraught shadow hunter came through the doorway soaking wet. "Goodness boy, have you ever heard of an umbrella?"
Magnus's smile faded when he got a good look at the boy. He was soaking wet with rain and his own tears, "I am sorry Magnus, I know you don't know me well, but you have always been family to me. Please, she needs your help, I need your help."
Magnus gestured towards the lounge, Will walked into the room. "Now William, what happened in the three hours we have been away?"
"We were asleep when she started to have nightmare. I tried to wake her like I always do, but she wouldn't wake up or stop screaming."
Will took a deep breath; Magnus could see him physically shaking. "I went out to the hall, and saw fath – Brother Zachariah walking by, and he came in to help. Then I went to go wake my father and when we got back he told me that he drew a silencing rune on her but he couldn't get her to wake."
Will looked Magnus in the eyes, even through the redness of tears his eyes were bright silver like his fathers once were.
"So you came to me to see if I could wake her?"
All he did was nod, then in a quiet voice he spoke, "I figured since it was a ruler of Edom tormenting her, maybe another one can save her."
The statement Will had just made took Magnus aback. Magnus had nothing to do with Edom, his father was just a demon who raped his mother, nothing else. "I will come with you, but I make no promises."
Will stood up, "Thank you Magnus, now hurry. We have no time to loose.
A.N. Magnus doesnt know asmodeus is his father until 1929 and the story in set in 1903
